Tag Archives: ACLU of Illinois
The State Is Not a Parent
For the past half century, I have watched the federal government, state governments, and local governments throughout this country - including here in Illinois - systematically squeeze parents out of their children's care and replace them with agents of the state.
Posted in Child Exploitation, Illinois Politics, Marriage/Family/Culture
Tagged ACLU, ACLU of Illinois, Bellotti v. Baird, Constitution of the State of Illinois, Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization, education, Equality Illinois, Governor JB Pritzker, HB 4834, Illinois Department of Human Rights, Illinois Safe Schools Alliance, Legacy Project, Mahmoud v. Taylor, mental health, Meyer v. Nebraska, National Center for Youth Law, Parental Notice of Abortion Act, Parental Rights, Pierce v. Society of Sisters, Planned Parenthood, Planned Parenthood v. Casey, public school, Reproductive Health Act, Roe v. Wade, SB 3138, SIECUS, Troxel v. Granville, U.S. Supreme Court, Wisconsin v. Yoder, Youth Mental Health Protection Act
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HB 4834: Who Is Pulling the Strings?
For years, Illinois has chipped away at parental authority—one bill at a time. Now the state wants control over children’s medical decisions… without parents. HB 4834 is just the latest step in stripping parents of their rights. This is not accidental. It’s a coordinated agenda.
Posted in Education, Sexuality
Tagged ACLU of Illinois, Department of Justice, Donald Trump, Equip for Equality, Flores Settlement, HB 4834, HHS Children's Bureau Title IV-E Foster Care Demonstration Programs, Illinois Caucus for Adolescent Health, Illinois Controlled Substances Act, Illinois Safe Schools Alliance, Lambda Legal, Lurie Children's Hospital, Marxism, National Center for Youth Law, Obama Administration, Office of Refugee Resettlement, Parental Notice of Abortion Act, Paycheck Protection Program, Planned Parenthood of Illinois, Prescription Monitoring Program, SAFE-T Act, Trump Administration
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New Assault on Marriage in Illinois
Today, May 30, 2012, the homosexual activist organization Lambda Legal and the ACLU of Illinois have filed two lawsuits against the clerk of Cook County, charging that his office’s refusal to issue marriage licenses to 25 homosexual couples violates the equal protection and due process clauses of the Illinois Constitution.
The fact that Illinois’ civil union law grants homosexual couples all the rights, privileges, and responsibilities of marriage means next to nothing to homosexual activists. As IFI and many others warned, civil union legislation was merely a stepping stone to legalized same-sex marriage. “It’s now painfully obvious that the purpose …
Posted in Sexuality
Tagged ACLU of Illinois, David E. Smith, David Orr, Lambda Legal, Laurie Higgins, Pat Quinn, Rex Huppke
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